BigTuna wrote:Another brilliant game by James Reimer. He now has a save % of .925%. One of the best in the NHL. Luongo who?

If the Leafs don't win a couple of rounds this year, they will soon. What a great young team they are. The future is very bright. Second youngest NHL team and look how good they are.

Don't forget that 26 year old journeyman, played all of 30 games in the league (and 18 of those this season) Ben Scrivens has comparable numbers to Reimer. A defensive system can sure can make a goalie look good - ask Ilya Bryzgalov, Mike Smith or Ben Bishop.

This Leaf love is getting ridiculous - no wonder nobody likes Leaf fans, not a word fro 10 years and as soon as they are 5th in the shitty eastern conference they spam every internet site out there.

Just to point out, Reimer in his rookie season put up very similar stats in Wilson's horrific "Run N' Gun" system. So you can't just say this is on the system. Besides, Carlyle doesn't impliment a defensive trap system like Tippett does in Phoenix. It's just better than Ron Wilson's, which was the worst in the league.

And calling Scrivens a "Journeyman" is not fair. The Leafs are his only NHL organization he's played for, and he was the top AHL goalie last season. He's older because he was undrafted and went the U.S college route. He's got nice upside.

Your undrafted college back-up just let in a weak one against a veteran team that will win more than 2 rounds in the playoffs...The Caps look awfully tough...

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Diehard1 wrote:
Just to point out, Reimer in his rookie season put up very similar stats in Wilson's horrific "Run N' Gun" system. So you can't just say this is on the system. Besides, Carlyle doesn't impliment a defensive trap system like Tippett does in Phoenix. It's just better than Ron Wilson's, which was the worst in the league.

And calling Scrivens a "Journeyman" is not fair. The Leafs are his only NHL organization he's played for, and he was the top AHL goalie last season. He's older because he was undrafted and went the U.S college route. He's got nice upside.

Your undrafted college back-up just let in a weak one against a veteran team that will win more than 2 rounds in the playoffs...The Sens look awfully tough...

I think by 'make some noise' he means they will win a game or two in the playoffs in the first round and that will be a great experience builder. We essentially did the same thing in the early nineties with a young team.